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Independent builders merchant buying group Combined Buying Association (CBA) is to divide into two distinct and dedicated groups.
Read More »Travis Perkins’ profits washed out
Builders merchant Travis Perkinshas blamed a fall in pre-tax profits on the unseasonably wet weather in the first half of the year
Read More »Further growth for builders merchant Huws Gray
Independent builders merchant Huws Gray has acquired two new branches in Wales.
Read More »25 years Young at Kent Blaxill
Independent builders merchant Kent Blaxill has presented a long-service award to one of its assistant product managers.
Read More »Construction and manufacturing ‘to blame for GDP fall’
The Office of National Statistics has cited across the board weakness in manufacturing and construction as the main cause of the worst double dip recession in 50 years.
Read More »New BMF MD: ‘he’s got a real challenge’
The new managing director of the Builders Merchants Federation, John Newcomb, needs to hit the ground running in order to get the BMF back on its feet, according to merchants and suppliers within the industry.
Read More »Wolseley to say ‘non’ to French business
Plumbers merchant group Wolseley, parent company of Plumb Center and Parts Center, is believed to be exploring "strategic options" for its business in France.
Read More »Selco opens 15th London branch
Builders merchant Selco Builders Warehouse has opened a new branch in Middlesex, taking its total to 15 across Greater London.
Read More »Chancellor gives £40bn to stalled projects
The Government has unveilled measures to kick-start stalled major infrastructure projects.
Read More »Thompsons’ boss meets HM The Queen
The managing director of a North East independent builders' merchants has welcomed Her Majesty The Queen to Sunderland.
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